2 Abbots Barn, Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA
About 2 Abbots Barn
2 Abbots Barn is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitegate, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 2BA). It has a recorded floor area of 361 m² (around 3886 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
At 361 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £961,000 sits 73.8% above the 2015 sale of £553,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 29.2% below the postcode norm. 11 years since the last transfer (June 2015).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Abbots Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Abbots Barn has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£961,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 18 years.
£553,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
17 June 2015Most recent
£553,000
+207.2%over 17 years23 July 1997
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 2BA: £220,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CW8 2BA
2 Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA
Sold Mar 2023
£350,0006 Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA
Sold Jun 2022
£240,0005 Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA
Sold Jul 2021
£179,9507 Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA
Sold Jul 2021
£220,0004 Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA
Sold Mar 2021
£185,000
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Versus other Vale Royal Drive homes
Floor Area for 2 Abbots Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,532
Street avg £2,940
Floor Area
361 m²
Street avg 174 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.3 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
St Mary's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Whitegate CofE Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.1dB